CVE-2013-4223

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Published May 23, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Gentoo Nullmailer package before 1.11-r2 uses world-readable permissions for /etc/nullmailer/remotes, which allows local users to obtain SMTP authentication credentials by reading the file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:nullmailer:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-4127	The Gentoo Nullmailer package before 1.11-r2 uses world-readable permissions for /etc/nullmailer/remotes, which allows local users to obtain SMTP authentication credentials by reading the file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.335% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/96177
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/337
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/339
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61743
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=480376
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86384

History

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Subscriptions

Gentoo Nullmailer

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:38 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: May 23, 2014, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:38 PM
Reserved: Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:56 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 23, 2014, 2:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:56 PM

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